| For the Harry Bosch of other continuities, see Harry Bosch (Disambiguation) |
Bosch is an American police procedural television series produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Fabrik Entertainment starring Titus Welliver as Los Angeles Police Department detective Harry Bosch. The show was developed for Amazon by Eric Overmyer, and the first season takes its inspiration from the Michael Connelly novels City of Bones (2002), Echo Park (2006), and The Concrete Blonde (1994). It was one of two drama pilots that Amazon streamed online in early 2014 (together with The After), and viewers offered their opinions on it before the studio decided whether to place a series order. The seventh and final season was released on June 25, 2021.
Two spin-off sequel series have been produced, Bosch: Legacy, described by Welliver as "essentially Bosch season 8", premiered on May 6, 2022 on Amazon Freevee, and has been renewed for a second and third season, the former of which premiered on October 20, 2023. The second spinoff, Ballard, follows Detective Renée Ballard, whom Connelly introduced in the 2017 novel The Late Show.
Development[]
Background[]
In 1995, Michael Connelly optioned the film rights to the character of Harry Bosch to Paramount Pictures. The studio failed to develop any projects based on the character, however, and in January 2010, the 15-year option expired, giving Connelly a one-year window to buy back the rights by paying the studio for “all out-of-pocket costs, advances and payments” incurred, plus interest. In March 2010, Connelly sued the studio in order to acquire an accurate accounting of how much Paramount had spent on development, and finally bought back the rights to his own character in October 2010. In December of that year, Connelly told Deadline magazine that "Harry could have a life on TV."
In December 2011, Swedish television producer Henrik Bastin, having binge-read all of Connelly's novels with his pregnant wife during the summer of 2006, finally arranged to meet with Connelly at a hotel for an hours-long breakfast, presenting the author with a casing from a rifle shell (in reference to Harry Bosch's tendency to collect a shell casing from the 21-gun salute performed at the funerals of police officers that he attends) and claiming that if he was allowed to produce a show about Bosch, "that's the kind of detail we'll have." Bastin also agreed to Connelly's stipulation that every shot of the series would be filmed in Los Angeles.
Pilot []
The full pilot episode released in 2014, on February 6; running 49:34. It was rated TV-MA due to "adult content," "adult language," and "graphic violence."
Promotion[]
On January 28, 2014, two clips of the pilot were released on YouTube: "The Bone Run," which runs 49 seconds in length, and "The Smoke Break," which runs 1:32 in length. On February 1, a clip entitled "Bosch and the Chief," running 36 seconds in length, was released. On February 3, a behind-the-scenes video, entitled "The Bone Lab," was released on YouTube, running 2:56 in length. On February 5, a second behind-the-scenes video, entitled "Hollywood Station," was released, running 3:03 in length.
On February 9, another behind-the-scenes video, entitled "Titus Welliver and Scott Wilson," was released, running 2:12 in length, with another video, entitled "The Alley," being released on the February 12 running 3:18 in length. On February 16, an interview titled "Michael and Titus" was released in four parts: "Preparation" (running 2:42), "It's Personal" (running 3:16), "Collaboration" (running 2:48), and "Passion" (running 2:02).
An Facebook page was created for the series on October 23. A teaser trailer was later released on YouTube on November 10. The release date of the complete first season – February 13, 2015 – was announced on January 14, 2015, along with the fully reshot pilot episode (running 47:18), and a new trailer for the full first season.
On January 28, 2015, Connelly and Welliver were interviewed by Tavis Smiley on the late-night PBS talk-show Tavis Smiley. On February 12, the day before the series made its debut, Connelly released a video concerning the first season entitled "Bosch: From Page to Screen" and running 3:11 in length.
On July 30, 2015, "the first shot of Bosch season 2" was posted to Connelly's Facebook page, and consisted of a 15-second clip of Titus Welliver jogging. On August 13, a 30-second video was posted to the Facebook page featuring musician "Grace Kelly playing her own composition, 'Blues for Harry Bosch'" during "a set at the Catalina Club in Hollywood" that was filmed for the second episode of the second season.
On January 11, 2016, an official teaser trailer for Season Two, running 1:21, was released on YouTube.
On March 4, 2016, eight interviews, conducted by Adam George at the Pacific Design Center, were uploaded to YouTube following a screening of the second season premier episode. Interviewees included Titus Welliver, Jamie Hector, Lance Reddick, Sarah Clarke, Madison Lintz, Emilia Zoryan, Michael Connelly, and Henrik Bastin.
Cast[]
- Main article: Bosch Series Cast List
Main[]
- Titus Welliver as Harry Bosch
- Jamie Hector as Jerry Edgar
- Amy Aquino as Grace Billets
- Lance Reddick as Irvin Irving
- Sarah Clarke as Eleanor Wish
- Madison Lintz as Maddie Bosch
- Annie Wersching as Julia Brasher (Seasons 1 and 2)
- Jason Gedrick as Raynard Waits (Seasons 1)
- Jeri Ryan as Veronica Allen (Seasons 2 and 3)
- Brent Sexton as Carl Nash (Seasons 2)
Major Recurring[]
- Troy Evans as Detective "Barrel" Johnson
- Gregory Scott Cummins as Detective Robert "Crate" Moore
- DaJuan Johnson as Detective Rondell Pierce
- Jacqueline Obradors as Detective Christina Vega
- Paul Calderon as Detective Santiago "Jimmi" Robertson
- Mark Herrier as Captain Dennis Cooper
- Scott Klace as Sergeant John Mankiewicz
- Ryan Ahern as Office Ray Powers
- Deji Laray as Officer Julius Edgewood
- Winter Ave Zoli as Sergeant Amy Snyder
- John Eddins as Sergeant Delmore Washington
- John Marshall Jones as Special Agent Jay Griffin
- Steven Culp as District Attorney Richard "Rick" O'Shea
- Mimi Rogers as Honey "Money" Chandler
- Yancey Arias as Los Angeles Mayor Hector Ramos
- Daya Vaidya as Jen Kowski
- Linda Park as Jun Park
- Joni Bovill as Ida
- Ingrid Rogers as LaTonya Edgar
- Mataeo Mingo as Jack Edgar
- John Getz as Bradley Walker
- Eric Ladin as Scott Anderson
- Jamie Ann Allman as Elizabeth Clayton
Episodes[]
Pilot[]
| Episode | Writer | Director | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Bone Run" | Michael Connelly & Eric Overmyer | Jim McKay | 02/06/14 |
Season 1[]
- Main article: Season 1
| Episode | Writer | Director | Airdate | IMDb rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "`Tis the Season" | Michael Connelly & Eric Overmyer | Jim McKay | 02/13/15 | 8.7/10 |
| "Lost Light" | Kevin Dowling | 8.5/10 | ||
| "Blue Religion" | Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider | 8.7/10 | ||
| "Fugazi" | George Pelecanos & Michael Connelly | Ernest Dickerson | 8.9/10 | |
| "Mama's Boy" | William N. Fordes | 8.6/10 | ||
| "Donkey's Years" | Jennifer Ames & Steve Turner | Roxann Dawson | 8.5/10 | |
| "Lost Boys" | Joe Gonzalez & Eric Overmyer | Alex Zakrzewski | 8.7/10 | |
| "High Low" | William N. Fordes & Tom Smuts | Matt Earl Beesley | 8.7/10 | |
| "The Magic Castle" | Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider | Alex Zakrzewski | 9.0/10 | |
| "Us and Them" | Michael Connelly & Terrill Lee Lankford | Thomas Carter | 8.6/10 | |
| Source material: | City of Bones, The Concrete Blonde, Echo Park | |||
Season 2[]
- Main article: Season 2
| Episode | Writer | Director | Airdate | IMDb rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Trunk Music" | Eric Overmyer | Alex Zakrzewski | 03/11/16 | |
| "The Thing About Secrets" | Eric Overmyer & Tom Berardo | |||
| "Victim of the Night" | Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider | Pieter Jan Brugge | ||
| "Who's Lucky Now?" | Tom Smuts | Christine Moore | ||
| "Gone" | William N. Fordes | Ernest Dickerson | ||
| "Heart Attack" | Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider | Adam Davidson | ||
| "Exit Time" | Tom Smuts & Tom Bernardo | Kevin Dowling | ||
| "Follow the Money" | William N. Fordes & Joe Gonzalez | Alex Zakrzewski | ||
| "Queen of Martyrs" | Eric Overmyer & Tom Bernardo | Phil Abraham | ||
| "Everybody Counts" | Michael Connelly & Terrill Lee Lankford | Tim Hunter | ||
| Source material: | Trunk Music, The Drop, The Last Coyote | |||
Season 3[]
- Main article: Season 3
| Episode | Writer | Director | Airdate | IMDb rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Smog Cutter" | Eric Overmyer | Adam Davidson | 04/21/17 | |
| "The Four Last Things" | Daniel Pyne | Adan Davidson | ||
| "God Sees" | Tom Bernardo | Alex Zakrzewski | ||
| "El Compadre" | Jeffrey Fiskin | Sarah Pia Anderson | ||
| "Blood Under the Bridge" | Elle Johnson | Alex Zakrzewski | ||
| "Birdland" | Daniel Pyne | Ernest Dickerson | ||
| "Right Play" | Jeffrey Fiskin | Christine Moore | ||
| "Aye Papi" | Elle Johnson | Ernest Dickerson | ||
| "Clear Shot" | Eric Overmyer | Stephen Gyllenhaal | ||
| "The Sea King" | Daniel Pyne & Michael Connelly | Ernest Dickerson | ||
| Source material: | The Black Echo, A Darkness More Than Night | |||
Season 4[]
- Main article: Season 4
| Episode | Writer | Director | Airdate | IMDb rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Ask the Dust" | John Mankiewicz & Daniel Pyne | Aaron Lipstadt | 04/13/18 | |
| "Dreams of Bunker Hill" | John Mankiewicz & Daniel Pyne | Aaron Lipstadt | ||
| "Devil in the House" | Tom Bernardo | Alex Zakrzewski | ||
| "Past Lives" | Shaz Bennett & Elle Johnson | Tim Hunter | ||
| "The Coping" | Jeffrey Fiskin | Alex Zakrzewski | ||
| "The Wine of Youth" | John Mankiewicz | Zetna Fuentes | ||
| "Missed Connections" | Jeffrey Fiskin | Daisy von Scherler Mayer | ||
| "Dark Sky" | Elle Johnson | Ernest Dickerson | ||
| "Rojo Profundo" | Michael Connelly | Neema Barnette | ||
| "Book of the Unclaimed Dead" | Daniel Pyne | Ernest Dickerson | ||
| Source material: | Angels Flight, Nine Dragons | |||
Season 5[]
- Main article: Season 5
| Episode | Writer | Director | Airdate | IMDb rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Two Kinds of Truth" | Daniel Pyne | Alex Zakrzewski | 04/19/19 | |
| "Pill Shills" | Eric Overmyer | Alex Zakrzewski | ||
| "The Last Scrip" | Elle Johnson | Daisy von Scherler Mayer | ||
| "Raise the Dead" | Tom Bernardo | Laura Belsey | ||
| "Tunnel Vision" | Jeffrey Fiskin | Patrick Cady | ||
| "The Space Between the Stars" | Shaz Bennett | Neema Barnette | ||
| "The Wisdom of the Desert" | Jeffrey Fiskin | Aaron Lipstadt | ||
| "Salvation Mountain" | Tom Bernardo | Ernest Dickerson | ||
| "Hold Back the Night" | Eric Overmyer | Aaron Lipstadt | ||
| "Creep Signed His Kill" | Daniel Pyne & Katie Pyne | Ernest Dickerson | ||
| Source material: | Two Kinds of Truth | |||
Season 6[]
- Main article: Season 6
| Episode | Writer | Director | Airdate | IMDb rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Overlook" | Eric Overmyer & Tom Bernardo | Daisy von Scherler Mayer | 04/17/20 | |
| "Good People on Both Sides" | Daniel Pyne | Alex Zakrzewski | ||
| "Three Widows" | Shaz Bennett | Patrick Cady | ||
| "Part of the Deal" | Tom Bernardo | Michael McDonough | ||
| "Money, Honey" | Jeffrey Fiskin & Katie Pyne | Trey Batchelor | ||
| "The Ace Hotel" | Alex Meenehan | Zetna Fuentes | ||
| "Hard Feelings" | Jeffrey Fiskin | Hagar Ben-Asher | ||
| "Copy Cat" | Eric Overmyer & Alex Meenehan | Ernest Dickerson | ||
| "Dark Sacred Night" | Daniel Pyne & Osokwe Vasquez | Tara Nicole Weyr | ||
| "Some Measure of Justice" | Michael Connelly | Ernest Dickerson | ||
| Source material: | Dark Sacred Night & The Overlook | |||
Season 7[]
- Main article: Season 7
| Episode | Writer | Director | Airdate | IMDb rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazen | Eric Overmyer | Alex Zakrzewski | June 25, 2021 | 8.0 |
| The Dog You Feed | Osokwe Vasquez | Patrick Cady | 7.9 | |
| Sabes Demasiado | Jeffrey Fiskin | Alex Zakrzewski | 8.0 | |
| Triple Play | Lolis Eric Elie | Patrick Cady | 8.4 | |
| Jury's Still Out | Benjamin Pitts | Alex Zakrzewski | 8.3 | |
| The Greater Good | Alex Meenehan Jessica Kivnik |
Patrick Cady | 8.3 | |
| Workaround | Elle Johnson Mitzi Roberts |
Alex Zakrzewski | 8.4 | |
| Por Sonia | Michael Connelly Eric Overmyer |
Patrick Cady | 8.6 | |
| Source material: | The Concrete Blonde and The Burning Room | |||
Behind-the-Scenes Podcast[]
In March of 2015, a series of six free behind-the-scenes podcasts were made available through Audible.com.
Season 1[]
| Episode | Writer/Narrator | Interviewees | Released | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Origins" | Tom Bernardo | Henrik Bastin & Michael Connelly | 03/10/15 | 1:03:40 |
| "The Writers" | Tom Smuts, William N. Fordes, Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider | 0:56:12 | ||
| "The Authenticity" (Part 1) | Pieter Jan Brugge, Dorian Harris, Tim Marcia, Mitzi Roberts | 03/17/15 | 0:58:20 | |
| "The Inspiration" (Part 2) | 0:40:34 | |||
| "The Troubled Hero" | Titus Welliver | 03/24/15 | 0:48:54 | |
| "The Suspect" | Jason Gedrick (Michael Connelly) | 1:00:41 |
Reviews[]
The first season has received 61,716 five-star reviews out of 84,542 reviews with an average rating of 4.6 out of 5 at Amazon.com. The first season has also received a 72% "fresh" rating out of 18 reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, while earning an 85% Audience Score out of 147 user ratings with an average rating of 4.1-out-of-5. Additionally, it received a 71 metascore out of 17 critic reviews and a 7.8 user score out of 59 user reviews on metacritic.
The second season has received 22,219 five-star reviews out of 26,140 reviews with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 at Amazon.com. The second season has also received a 100% "fresh" rating out of nine reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, while earning an 96% Audience Score out of 40 user ratings with an average rating of 4.4-out-of-5. Additionally, it received a 76 metascore out of seven critic reviews and a 8.2 user score out of 17 user reviews on metacritic.
- "Amazon's 'Bosch' pilot captures Michael Connelly's iconic detective," Colette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Times, 6 February 2014
- "TV Series "Bosch" Is the Harry Readers Have Been Waiting For," Oline Cogdil, Mystery Scene Magazine, 4 February 2015
- "TV Review: Amazon’s ‘Bosch’," Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 February 2015
- "Will Amazon's Bosch be the next streaming sensation?" Bruce Fretts, Digital Spy, 6 February 2015
- "Like Cinderella at the Ball," J. Kingston Pierce, The Rap Sheet, 8 February 2015
- "http://www.crimefictionlover.com/2015/02/bosch-previewed-harry-on-the-small-screen/ Bosch previewed: Harry on the small screen]," DeathBecomesHer, Crime Fiction Lover, 8 February 2015
- "Bosch, Amazon Prime Instant Video, with Titus Welliver," Robin Jarossi, Crime Time Preview, 8 February 2015
- "Amazon’s satisfying 'Bosch’ adds to plate of original content," David Wiegand, SFGate 9 February 2015
- "‘Bosch,’ Amazon Prime’s New Crime Series," Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times, 12 February 2015
- "Amazon’s Damn Good Hourlong Cop Drama," Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 February 2015
- "With 'Bosch,' Amazon gambles on drama series," Christian Duchateau, CNN, 12 February 2015
- "'The Slap' is too arty, but 'Bosch' is tough enough," David Hiltbrand, Philly.com, 12 February 2015
- "Amazon’s Bosch brings a beloved pulp hero to the screen," Noel Murray, The A.V. Club, 13 February 2015
- "Bosch: Amazon series like a throwback," David Wiegand, The Columbus Dispatch, 13 February 2015
- "Bosch, Amazon Prime, review: 'solid, compelling, and slick'," Jonathan McAloon, The Telegraph, 13 February 2015
- "In Amazon’s Bosch L.A. Finally Looks Real," Mark Sitko, Los Angeles Magazine, 13 February 2015
- "Amazon Debuts ‘Bosch’, Its First Hour-Long Series," Sam Gutelle, Tube Filter, 13 February 2015
- "Bosch isn’t great TV, but that’s why it might be the hit Amazon desperately needs," Todd VanDerWerff, Vox, 16 February 2015
- "'Bosch' to Tackle Police Corruption, Domestic Terrorism in Season 2," Kate Stanhope, Hollywood Reporter, 11 January 2016
- "‘Bosch’ Returns a Detective to the Force," Mike Hale, New York Times, 9 March 2016
- "How Amazon's 'Bosch' figured itself out for season 2," Alan Sepinwall, HitFix, 10 March 2016
- "'Bosch' Season 2 Burns Through Michael Connelly's Books With Turbulent Ferocity," Ben Travers, Indiewire, 11 March 2016
- "The Second Season Of ‘Bosch’ Is Even Leaner And More Compelling Than The First," Andrew Husband, Uproxx, 11 March 2016
- "Bosch season 2 review: the networks don't make cop dramas like this Amazon show anymore," Todd VanDerWerff, Vox, 14 March 2016
- "In Its Second Season, Bosch Is Everything True Detective Should Have Been," James Wolcott, Vanity Fair, 30 March 2016
References[]
- Official Facebook page and Official Twitter page
- "Michael Connelly Sues Paramount Over Stalled ‘Bosch’," Josh Dickey, TheWrap, 22 March 2010
- "Author Michael Connelly vs Paramount: How Harry Bosch Was Rescued From Hollywood Development Hell," the Deadline Team, Deadline, 17 December 2010
- "Michael Connelly Partners Up To Pitch His Harry Bosch Books As TV Series," Diane Haithman, Deadline Hollywood, 9 July 2012
- "Michael Connelly talks about 20 years of writing crime fiction," Jeff Baker, OregonLive, 24 Nov 2012
- "Michael Connelly: Pleasing Multitudes of Readers, Moviegoers and Soon TV Viewers," Ellen Sterling, The Huffington Post, 20 December 2012
- "Prime Instant Video Greenlights First-Ever Drama Pilots," Press release by Amazon.com, 31 October 2013
- Michael Connelly's website, 31 October 2013
- "Michael's Daily On-Set Journal," started 4 November 2013
- Bosch at IMDb, updated 11 November 2013
- "Amazon to Order Four Series Including Drama From ‘X-Files’ Creator," Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 March 2014
- "Amazon greenlights 'Bosch,' 'The After,' more; renews 'Alpha House'," Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 31 March 2014
- "Michael Connelly brings Harry Bosch to the small screen," Peter Larson, Los Angeles Register, 27 October 2014
- "'Bosch' series gets second season shortly after Amazon Prime premiere," Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 18 March 2015
- "Bosch Renewed for Season 2," Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 March 2015
- "Bosch Renewed for Season 2," Matt Fowler, IGN, 18 March 2015
- "How ‘Bosch’ creator Michael Connelly turned his bestsellers into a TV series," Neely Tucker, Washington Post, 19 March 2015
- "Madison Lintz Upped To Regular On ‘Bosch'; Dre Davis Joins ‘Pretty Little Liars’," Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 March 2015
- "67th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners," Television Academy, 16 July 2015
- "Brent Sexton Joins ‘Bosch’, Ben Koldyke In ‘Masters Of Sex’," Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 July 2015
- "Jeri Ryan Joins Amazon’s ‘Bosch'; Hugh Dancy In Hulu’s ‘The Way’," Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 August 2015
- "Erika Alexander Joins ‘Bosch'; Malcolm Mays In ‘Snowfall’ Pilot," Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 August 2015
- "Amazon Renews Bosch for Season 3," Tim Surette, TV.com, 1 April 2016
